Feedback - Broken Link: wp-login.php in WP REST API Tutorial

[truptikanzariya]

Type of feedback

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Description

The tutorial on WP REST API – custom fields, authentication, and testing the wp-login.php file for authentication. The link provided is broken (404 Not Found). This prevents learners from accessing the correct resource.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions (optional)

1. Go to the tutorial: WP REST API: Custom Fields, Authentication, and Testing.
2. Click on the link for wp-login.php under the Authentication section.
3. Observe that it leads to a 404 Not Found error page.

Screenshots or screen recording (optional)

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Suggested Links for Related Topics

The description references the use of wp-login.php for handling authentication. However, the link to wp-login.php is currently broken (404 error). Instead of directly linking to wp-login.php, you can reference the relevant documentation or files related to authentication in WordPress. Here are suggestions for alternative references that may better serve the context:

WordPress Core wp-login.php File Reference (Version 6.3)

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.3/src/wp-login.php

This link takes you to the WordPress Trac repository where the wp-login.php file for version 6.3 is located.

[laxmariappan]

Thanks for reporting this.

The link should be https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-login.php/